Ghost (Particle) Hunting in Gamma-ray Bursts
Astrobites reports on a study that aims to determine whether the sources of gamma-ray bursts could also be a source of ghostly neutrinos.
Astrobites reports on a study that aims to determine whether the sources of gamma-ray bursts could also be a source of ghostly neutrinos.
A giant star-forming region in the Milky Way has a new infrared portrait, thanks to a telescope flying through the stratosphere.
Fitting models to pulsar arrival times is typically a tricky business. A new algorithm might let computers take on some of the decision-making burdens.
The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration has analyzed data that show our home galaxy’s central black hole in a new light — polarized light, to be precise.
Astrobites reports on how we can find isolated black holes by searching for the twinkling of stars that these black holes pass in front of.
When white dwarfs begin to crystallize, can the change prompt the formation of magnetic fields millions of times stronger than Earth’s?
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A new modeling technique lets black holes and their surroundings “talk” more easily, allowing researchers to simulate the complicated physics of accretion and feedback.
Astrobites reports on two objects whose unusually spaced-out radio pulses have puzzled astronomers. Could these objects be white dwarfs or magnetars?
Researchers measure tiny distortions in the oldest light in the universe to determine where matter is concentrated.
Massive stars are not typically inclined to go gentle into the good night. Some, new work suggests, might dramatically cut themselves in two using a “relativistic blade.”
Three recent studies of the famous red supergiant examine the aftermath of the Great Dimming, probe the possibility of a stellar merger, and reconsider some critical evidence that suggests that Betelgeuse was once two stars.